Whitfield v. Laboratory Corporation of America (Originially published 6-17-2003) Raleigh Workers compensation lawyer Travis Payne Job injury attorney Steven Edelstein
www.edelsteinpayne.com Whitfield v. Laboratory Corporation of America, 581 S.E.2d 778 (June 17, 2003) Laboratory Corporation of America (employer) and Hartford-ITT Specialty Risk Services (collectively defendants) appeal from an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission (the Commission) entered 18 January 2002 granting Angela Whitfield (plaintiff) additional disability benefits, along with past and future medical expenses for injuries plaintiff sustained in a slip and fall accident in her employment with Laboratory Corporation of America. Plaintiff filed a cross-appeal dated 20 February 2002 as to the Commission's denial of her request for attorney's fees for defendants' failure to provide plaintiff reasonable and necessary medical treatment. A deputy commissioner entered an opinion and award on 31 July 2000 concluding that plaintiff was (1) not entitled to any further temporary total disability compensation beyond what she had receiv...